Combination cigar-box.



A. FORNBR.

COMBINATION CIGAR BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 5.

Patsfited Dec. 8, 1914.

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COMBINATION CIGAR BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 5.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it-known that I, ALEssANDRo oRNER, a citizenofthe United States, residing at New Rochelle, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented new. and useful Improvements in Combination.

Cigar-Boxes,- of which the following is a specification.

. "1 Thegeneral object of this inventionis the provision of a combination cigar box which comprises a casing providedwith means whereby a cigar. may be out after being extracted therefrom, said means being also adapted to release a match box which is normally held within the cover of said casingI and which is adapted to be ejected therefrom whereby access may be had to the matches in saidbox, novel means being employed for retaining the latter in engagement with x l and be cut by the beveled knife edge 17 of the objects of the inv'en- Y said-cover. 1

'In carrying out tion generally stated above, it will be uriderstood, of course, that the essential features thereof are susceptible to changes in preferred and practical embodiment being shown in :the accompanying drawings,

jtional 'view therethrough! Fig. 3 is a verconstructed in the form of an ordinary cigar tical transverse sectional'view. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective of the match box used in connection with the invention. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section through the cover. Fig. 6 is a section through the box taken in line 66 of Fig. 5, the bottom of the box within being broken away and the cover shown partly open. Fig. 7 is a similar section on line 77 of Fig. 5 with the cover shown closed. v

Referring more partlcularly to the accompanying drawing in which like reference characters designate similar parts, it will be seen that the invention contemplates providing a casing 5 which is preferably box, said casing being provided with a. cover 6 which is hingedly connected thereto and which is provided with a recess 7. The cover 6 is provided with an auxiliary cover 8 which is adapted to be detachably connected to the cover 6 whereby the mechanism details and structural arrangements, one

Specification of Letters latent. Patented 8 191.4-

Application filed July 5, 1912. Serial No. 707,734.

in the latter which will be presently described is inclosed. Y

An elongated leafjspring'Q' is adjustably secured to theinner surface of the rear side of the casing 5 byv means of suitable fasteners 10 which are adapted to engage the elongated slots 11 formed in said spring.

I The spring 9 is made of resilient metal and :the free end thereof extendsabove the'top of the casing andis adapted to slide between the guide flanges 12- formedmedially of the ends of the guide plated?) which-is secured transversely of the interior of the cover 6 by suitable fasteners 14:. The guide plate 13 is provided intermediate the ends. thereof with an opening 15 which is adaptedto register with a similar opening 16 formed 1n the cover 6 whereby the end of a cigar may be nserted lnto the saldopemngs the spring 9. when the cover is raised.

The front of. the casing 5- has secured sion-l9 provided with an elongated slot 20.

,Pivotally connected to the plate 18 is a latch '21 having at one end a finger-extension 22 .which projects throughthe front of the casing 5 whereby the same maybe depressed and release the pawl 23 which extends through the slot 520 and engages the slotted plate 24 carried by the auxiliary :cover 8.

A. spring 25 is adapted tov engage the finger extension 22 for normally retaining the latch 211m engagement with the cover but npon-p'ifessurebeing exerted upon the said extension it will be seen that, said latch will be released from engagementwith the cover 6 and by reason of the resiliency of the spring 9, saidcover willbe caused to move to an open position. It will beseen by reference to Fig. 1 of the drawing that the "tending from said strip 26 at right angles thereto are the spaced guide strips 27 and28 which are U-shaped in cross section. The

; thereto a plate 18 having an angular extenstrip 27. is provided at one end thereof'with an angular flange 29 which is adapted to engage the strip 26whereby said strip 27 will i be held in position, The guide strip 28 is" secured to'the cover 6 in any. suitable man ceptacle adapted-to contain matches and said receptacle is provided in one side there of with a laterally extending lug 32 which projects through the slot 30 whereby the movement of the "receptacle 31is limited in the cover. When in the position shown in Fig. ,1 ofthe drawing, the receptaclef31 is normally retainedwithin said cover and said receptacle'has secured to its inner end an angular catch 33 which extends laterally from thesaid receptacle and which is provided adjacent its freeend with a curved portion to form a notch 3'1 and contiguous to'said notch there is provided a curved lip 35. The notch 34 is ad pted to engage a pin- 25 36 carried by the guide plate 13 when the -match' receptacle '31 is within the cover. When the cover is being closed, a tooth 37,

which is carried by a reduced extensionx38;

formed' upon the end of the spring 9,-will 1 come into contact with -the lip 35: jandthereby cause the notch 34 to disengage from the pin 36 thus releasingthe receptacle'SlI Said receptacle hassecured thereto at its innerend one end of an elastic band 39,the other end j of said bandbeing secured to the cover 6 in any suitable manneru' lt will thus be seen that upon'ithe release of the receptacle 31 said bandwill cause said receptacle to move outwardly through an opening 40 formed in Y theend'of the cover6 and the outward movement of'said receptacle is limited by the contact of the'lug 32 with the end of the slot 30 in the guide strip 28, thusrendering thecontents of said receptacle accessible. The catch 33 is returned to its normal position by:v means of a coil spring 41 one end of which a is secured to the catch while the other Goplenotthh patent may beiobtjalned 1'01 end is securedto said receptacle. After the cover has been'closed, the same-is retained in its position by the latch 21 which engages the plate 24carried by the auxiliary cover 8. After a match or matches have been removed from the receptacle 31 the same may be-pushed inwardly until the notch 8% again engages the pin 36 and thesaid receptacle is held within the cover until again released in a manner which has been previously described. w

a From'the foregoing description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing,

it will be seen that the invention contemplates providing a combination cigar box whichis comparatively simple in construe tion thus reducing the cost of manufacture of the same to a minimum and whichis duf rable and effective in carrying out the pur'-:

pose for which'it is designed.

1. A boxincluding a hollow cover formed. with an ,openingi to receive a cigar tip,; a match receptacle slidably mounted therein,

meansfor projecting the receptacle beyond the wall ofthefco'ver, means-for locking the receptacle against. action of such projecting *means,'"a spring cooperating with'the: cover to elevate thesame and :formed with a .cut-

ting edge to sever-the cigar tip inserted in 'said opening-in the cover, said spring having a projection to release the locking means inthe closing movement of the cover. I

' v 2. A box including a hollow cover, ,a receptacle slidably mounted in the covel, means; for projecting the receptacle beyond the wall of the cover, means for locking the receptacle against the action of such projecting' means andmeans. for elevating said.

cover and operatingrin the closing; movement of the cover to releaslngly actuate said lockmg means.

In testimonywhereof I affixmy signature in presence of two witnesses. j I

ALESSANDRO FORNER. Witnesses: v "CHARLES G. DUNLAP, j EUeEnIsNoRn.

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